Problem getting client IP address: IP address is null

[beyarecords]

Hi,
I have specified the following factory in my components.xml file:

<factory auto-create="true" name="remoteAddr" value="#{facesContext.externalContext.request.remoteAddr}"/>

and in my class I simply specify the following:

        @In String remoteAddr;
        private String userIp = remoteAddr;

        @Column(name = "user_ip")
        public String getUserIp() {
                return this.userIp;
        }

        public void setUserIp(String userIp) {
                this.userIp = userIp;
        }

New records are created without an IP address. What am I overlooking?

My development platform is:

Win XP SP1
JDK 1.6.0_06
Seam 2.0.3.CR1
Eclipse 3.3.2 SDK using Jboss Tools 2.1.2.GA

Many thanks in advance.

Andrew

[beyarecords]

Just to add that I am using Jboss AS 4.2.2.GA.

Many thanks in advance.

Andrew

[beyarecords]

Can anyone please give me some help on this issue, or point me in the direction of any documentation regarding this issue?

Many thanks in advance.

Andrew

[jamestaylor]

Hello,
I am new to Seam and am having the very same problem. Ingesting remoteAddr into my class with the annotation @In (@In remoteAddr;) produces a null value.

Is this a known problem with Seam 2.0.3.CR1?

Cheers
James Taylor

[dhinojosa]

I got it using

#{request.remoteAddr}

[beyarecords]

Hi Daniel,
many thanks for your reply. Unfortunately it made no difference, still no IP address is being pulled in by the request.

Would it be possible to see how you implemented your code in both the components.xml and your class, just so as I not missing something glaringly obvious?

Many thanks in advance.
Andrew

[beyarecords]

Not to worry. Problem resolved.

Many thaks
Andrew